Friday, November 14, 2008

WEATHER: Cloudy skies, temps in the 40's, with northwesterly winds, and a off and on drizzle throughout the day.

WATERFOWL: Slow. 48 LT Ducks where the only ducks of the day, with 4 Red-necked Grebes and 3 Common Loons rounding out the waterfowl flight.

OTHERBIRDS: The 5ht Snowy Owl of the fall was present for the whole day at the tip. In the late morning a pair of Ravens attacked the Owl, and drove a mile offshore. When the Ravens came back to shore, a flock of gulls started mobbing the Owl, and drove it back to the tip.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for cloudy skies, flurries, and NNW winds 10-20 mph.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

WATERFOWL: The highlight today was the biggest Black Duck push of the fall, with a flock of 6 in the 7th hour of the count. Other then that, it was another slow day with only 35 LT Ducks, 5 Common Goldeneye, 6 Common Mergansers, 1 Mallard, 1 Common Loon, and 1 Red-necked Grebe.

OTHERBIRDS: The 4th Snowy Owl of the fall showed up today, and spent the afternoon restingthe beach.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for more cloudy skies, southeast winds, and a chance of rain in the afternoon.

OTHERBIRDS: The third Snowy Owl of the fall was briefly present at the tip in the early afternoon, it was last seen flying south across the bay. A strange sight were 2 WW Crossbills feeding on the beach like Snow Buntings, in the mid morning.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for more northwest winds and snow.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

OTHERBIRDS: 2 Northern Goshawks hunted the treeline in the early afternoon, and the second Murrelet of the fall flew past heading south at the start of the 7th hour. We're still unsettled on a ID, but it had white underwings.

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for partly cloudy skies, more south winds, and a chance of showers..

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Scott Schuette

I'm a 2008 graduate in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona and then spent two seasons working as a bird guide on St. Paul Island in Alaska; but this year I decided to see what the Lower 48 had to offer me so here I am in a slightly warmer location looking for basically the same birds (minus the alcids and vagrants but plus the owls and warblers).

I've been an avid birder since I was a little kid and hopefully I've learned enough in those years to hold my own with all of you brave enough to sit out on the point with me this Fall!